Spotify’s stock price has been on a promising upswing, with analysts setting ambitious targets as shares edge near $400. The last time SPOT approached this mark was in early 2021, fueled by high-profile content deals, but concerns over profitability and market pressures pulled it down to the $70s in 2022. Under CEO Daniel Ek’s direction, Spotify shifted focus to profitability, cutting unnecessary expenditures. Analysts are optimistic, with targets ranging up to $490 from firms like Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, driven by projected subscriber growth, podcasting, and ad revenue.
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Mark Zuckerberg Dethroned: Three 22-Year-Old Mercor Founders Become Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
Mercor’s 22-year-old founders have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after a $350 million funding round valued the AI recruitment startup at $10 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s record. Mercor, a fast-rising recruitment startup powering AI model training for Silicon Valley’s biggest labs, has created the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Three 22-year-old cofounders, including two Americans of Indian origin, have dethroned Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest sel
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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board
Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher. The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses. It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
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Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Mansion in Brentwood Hits Market At $30 Million
After nearly five decades off the market, the Brentwood mansion immortalized by The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is poised to change hands. The mansion has created some of the 90s’ most iconic moments in sitcom history, such as Uncle Phil constantly throwing Will Smith’s friend Jazz out. The stately home, whose exterior appeared in the opening credits of every episode, is expected to list later this month for just under $30 million, according to reports from TMZ. The iconic "Fresh Prince of Bel-Ai
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17.5 Million Instagram Accounts Exposed in a Massive Data Leak
A large dataset tied to Instagram accounts has surfaced on hacking forums, and cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes says it includes contact details for around 17.5 million users, apparently harvested via an Instagram‑related API in 2024. One detailed report, “17.5 Million Instagram Accounts Exposed in Major Data Leak, says the file contains usernames, full names, email addresses, phone numbers, user IDs and partial location data, but no passwords or private messages. Soon after the dataset was post
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The Batman: Part II Cast Is Already the Main Event
The Batman: Part II is back in the spotlight thanks to its growing cast list. With the sequel still a few years away from its planned 2027 release, each new name attached to the project has turned into a talking point, keeping Matt Reeves’ Gotham in the conversation even without the official trailer. At the center of that is continuity: Robert Pattinson is back as Bruce Wayne/Batman, joined again by Jeffrey Wright’s Jim Gordon and Andy Serkis’ Alfred, while Colin Farrell’s Penguin is set up to
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Don’t Be Dumb: A$AP Rocky’s 2026 Album Era
Don’t Be Dumb, A$AP Rocky’s fourth studio album and his first since 2018’s Testing, is set to arrive on January 16, 2026, after a long stretch of teasers, one‑off singles and fashion projects. Instead of a surprise upload, the rollout has focused on slowly building a new era around the record, with a distinct visual identity and a clear sense that this is his main priority for 2026. The rollout has been driven by images and small clues rather than long explanations, with “Punk Rocky” and its st
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